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Episode 609 Shall We Try Athenian Democracy?
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Hugh Pope spent two years editing and publishing his late father's book about Athenian democracy. He became convinced that it is a superior form of governance that can be adopted even today, and indeed it is being used as citizens' assemblies, which government sometimes establish as a way of reaching consensus about issues that could not be addressed through regular representative institutions. For the video, audio podcast, transcript and comments; https://tosavetheworld.ca/episode-609-shall-we-try-athenian-democracy
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Manage episode 422614780 series 2948127
Hugh Pope spent two years editing and publishing his late father's book about Athenian democracy. He became convinced that it is a superior form of governance that can be adopted even today, and indeed it is being used as citizens' assemblies, which government sometimes establish as a way of reaching consensus about issues that could not be addressed through regular representative institutions. For the video, audio podcast, transcript and comments; https://tosavetheworld.ca/episode-609-shall-we-try-athenian-democracy
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